Is Beedrill Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Same problem, different generation. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug-type moves at low health, but Bug attacks run off Special in Gen 3 and Beedrill's best stat is physical Attack. The mismatch from the originals carries into the remake. Falls behind after Surge and never recovers. Beedrill needs a battle system that rewards its Attack, and FRLG still isn't it.
Brock's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Misty's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Weedle on Route 2 (walking, Lv 4-5, rare).
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How to Get Beedrill in FireRed & LeafGreen
Level Kakuna to 10 for Beedrill. No wild encounters. Same quick early-game evolution path as the Caterpie line.
Wild Beedrill may be holding when caught:
Poison Barb (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. A small, poisonous barb that boosts the power of POISON-type moves.Catch Weedle or Kakuna at any of these 5 spots to eventually evolve into Beedrill.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8How to Obtain Beedrill in FRLG
To get Beedrill, start by catching Weedle through walking encounters at Lv. 3-9. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 2Catch or Evolve KakunaPattern BushLv.9GrassFireRedRate 20%Pattern BushLv.9GrassLeafGreenRate 20%Viridian ForestLv.4-6GrassFireRedRate 10%Viridian ForestLv.5GrassLeafGreenRate 5%or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
Step 3Beedrill ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Beedrill egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
Beedrill Weakness
Beedrill's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Beedrill's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Beedrill Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Beedrill
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x59-71% Confusion 2x33-39% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x59-71% Confusion 2x33-39% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x135-159%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x79-94% Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x142-168%KO Fly 2x96-114%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x114-134%KO Ancient Power 2x98-116%KO Fire Blast 2x52-61% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x166-195%KO Fly 2x114-135%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x125-148%KO Rock Slide 2x73-86% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x147-174%KO Fly 2x100-118%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x120-141%KO Ancient Power 2x104-122%KO Fire Blast 2x53-63% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x192-227%KO Aerial Ace 2x93-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x78-92% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x147-173%KO Fly 2x143-169%KO Psychic 2x64-75% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x81-95% Fly 2x105-123%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x127-150%KO Fire Blast 2x113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% Rock Tomb 2x59-70% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Fly 2x115-136%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Salamence can KO Beedrill with Rock Slide (105-124%). Tyranitar threatens a KO with Rock Slide (207-244%). Charizard's Fire Blast also KOs at 141-166%.
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Salamence builds →Earthquake70-83% Rock Slide 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x207-244%KO Earthquake92-108%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x134-158%KO | ||
Beedrill Evolutions
Beedrill is the final form in a three-stage chain from Weedle through Kakuna. Breeding this form produces Weedle eggs (quick to hatch). Evolving from Weedle gave Beedrill the biggest boost in Sp.Def (+60), bringing the total to 385 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Beedrill to get Weedle eggs easily using 37 partners from the Bug egg group.
FRLG Beedrill Best Moveset
90 Attack backs Bug and Poison TermStab from the physical side where both types land. AbilitySwarm pushes Bug moves at low HP. 75 Speed falls short of outspeeding threats, and 65 HP with 40 Defense means the moveset rarely gets more than one clean hit before going down.
Best Build
Beedrill best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Brick Break
- Hidden Power Bug
- Baton Pass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Beedrill's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Dark coverage and more on top of Sludge Bomb and Twineedle for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
May appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speeds, all the while stabbing with the toxic stinger on its rear.
It flies at high speed and attacks using the large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail.
Beedrill FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Beedrill is obtained in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen by evolving Kakuna by leveling up.
Game Availability
Beedrill first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves